The fundamental difference is that under the Bill only two lay people will be appointed as members of clinical commissioning groups, and no independence will be involved. Under the old system, lay members of primary care trusts were independently appointed. The degree of independence that provided checks and balances has gone.
Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 4)
Proceeding contribution from
Liz Kendall
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 March 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Health and Social Care Bill.
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